Will it be closer to The Hellbound Heart?
Pinhead was genderless in the OG story iirc.
(, Thu 22 Sep 2022, 9:23, Share, Reply)
Not necessarily genderless, but androgynous.
I think the general consensus is that he's 'male' based on the title of 'Hell Priest' as opposed to 'Hell Priestess'. The book likens his voice to that of an excited girl, but I suspect that's a figurative description as opposed to a literal one.
On paper, Jamie Clayton is a fantastic pick for the role. But I think they've made Pinhead a little bit too feminine in appearance. All the shots so far scream "that's a female Cenobite", when instead it should be largely ambiguous. I reckon Asia Kate Dillon would have been a better choice given the somewhat limited looking casting budget.
Still, old Doug was hardly the poster boy for androgyny either, so it's not massively relevant as long as she doesn't make a complete dog's dinner of the role.
(, Thu 22 Sep 2022, 20:34, Share, Reply)
you know she's trans, right? So a good casting choice for the gender ambiguity aspect of Pinhead.
(, Fri 23 Sep 2022, 9:55, Share, Reply)
"On paper, Jamie Clayton is a fantastic pick for the role."
The issue is that they've still stylized Pinhead as overly feminine, in my opinion.
(, Fri 23 Sep 2022, 10:15, Share, Reply)
There’s only so much Tilda Swinton to go around.
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Even if Hulu could afford her, I don't think any better-known actors would risk associating themselves a Hellraiser sequel
Gwendoline Christie would have been a good shout. But again, I don't imagine she's that desperate for work. I suspect the vast majority of the cast are going to be ex-pornstars and early 00's has-beens if the acting chops of that bloke in the first few seconds are anything to go by.
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